Born Lamar, Missouri May 8, 1884
Died Kansas City, Missouri December 26, 1972
Patriot - Statesman - Legionnaire
First Legionnaire President
of the United States
This memorial was erected in May 1984 by
Legionnaires and Friends of the . . . — — Map (db m37140) HM
This shrine is dedicated to
Harry S. Truman
Thirty second President
of the United States of America
who was born at this location
May 8, 1884
[died] Dec. 26, 1972
"I ask only to be a good and faithful
servant of . . . — — Map (db m37113) HM
Side A
Lamar is distinguished as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. The son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman, he was born May 8, 1884. The family moved to Harrisonville in Cass . . . — — Map (db m42286) HM
On October 1st, 1910, this cannon and original memorial presented to Barton County, Missouri by the members of McCook Post No. 34 G.A.R. Department of Missouri. It was dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War 1861-1865. . . . — — Map (db m42302) WM